Congratulations to the recipients. ROSEMONT, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– US Foods is pleased to announce the names of the company’s first US Foods Scholars scholarship recipients. Three students from the greater Chicago area and three students from Arizona were each awarded a $20,000 scholarship to support costs related to their continued culinary education, in addition to hands-on training opportunities with US Foods culinary professionals. US Foods Scholars program awards financial support and professional development opportunities to students who plan to pursue an education in the culinary arts and enter the restaurant industry.

US Foods Scholars was created in partnership with the Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) to support students who have demonstrated outstanding potential and achievement in the culinary arts and require additional resources to take the next step toward a career in the industry. The program was developed to help tackle the talent shortage facing the restaurant industry, which is forecasted to have 1.7 million new positions by 20251. US Foods Scholars officially launched in August 2017 in Chicago and expanded to Arizona in November 2017.

The six recipients are:

Bran’De Gilbert, a first-year baking and pastry student at Kendall College of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management at National Louis University in Chicago. Hometown: Chicago, Illinois.

Gabrielle Siegfried, a first-year baking and pastry and hospitality management student at Kendall College of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management at National Louis University in Chicago. Hometown: Lynwood, Illinois.

VIP Access: 5pm-8:30pm

General Admission: 6pm-8:30pm

Enjoy a grand tasting of culinary creations from over 25 of Phoenix’s best-known chefs, assisted by C-CAP students and alumni, while sipping superb handcrafted cocktails and wines. The evening also features once-in-a-lifetime culinary, culture, and travel packages in live and silent auctions.

Tickets and Sponsorships range from $125 to $10,000. Please contact Jill Smith at 623.606.6213 or jsmith@ccapinc.org if you are interested in becoming a Harvest Moon Sponsor. All proceeds are used to support Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP Arizona).

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$125

Table – VIP Table for 10

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$1,750

Table – VIP Table for 10, 1 registrant allowed, price $1,750

Ticket – VIP

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$175

Ticket – VIP, 1 registrant allowed, price $175

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Please note: $75 of each ticket is non-deductible for IRS purposes. Careers through Culinary Arts Program is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization, #EIN 13-3662917.

Careers through Culinary Arts Program (C-CAP) is a non-profit that works with culinary high school vocational students in the Philadelphia region. We provide job training, scholarships, career and college advising, and exposure to all aspects of the culinary industry to a population that desperately needs support and guidance. That kind of in-depth programming costs money, which is why we need your help.

IGNITE… Firing Up Tomorrow’s Chefs, now in its fifth year, is our only fundraiser. Your sponsorship or ticket purchase insures that we will be able to continue providing our students with the training, scholarships and mentoring that will literally change their lives and lead them to a rewarding and fruitful career.
IGNITE is not only an opportunity for you to try amazing dishes from some of the best chefs in Philadelphia, but also a chance to meet the very students you are helping.

At IGNITE you will be able to taste dishes from Philadelphia’s top chefs, bid on silent auction items and learn more about the programs that have been helping C-CAP Philadelphia students for the past 24 years.

You are required to wear a full kitchen uniform and bring all equipment needed to make the salad and omelet, all food product will be provided at practice. Also required: all hair contained in a hat, minimal makeup, no fragrance (good or bad), no fingernail polish or fake fingernails, no jewelery.

You are required to wear a full kitchen uniform and bring all equipment needed to make the salad and omelet, all food product will be provided at practice. Also required: all hair contained in a hat, minimal makeup, no fragrance (good or bad), no fingernail polish or fake fingernails, no jewelery.

You are required to wear a full kitchen uniform and bring all equipment needed to make the salad and omelet, all food product will be provided at practice. Also required: all hair contained in a hat, minimal makeup, no fragrance (good or bad), no fingernail polish or fake fingernails, no jewelery.

You are required to wear a full kitchen uniform and bring all equipment needed to make the salad and omelet, all food product will be provided at practice. Also required: all hair contained in a hat, minimal makeup, no fragrance (good or bad), no fingernail polish or fake fingernails, no jewelery.

You are required to wear a full kitchen uniform and bring all equipment needed to make the salad and omelet, all food product will be provided at practice. Also required: all hair contained in a hat, minimal makeup, no fragrance (good or bad), no fingernail polish or fake fingernails, no jewelery.

You are required to wear a full kitchen uniform and bring all equipment needed to make the salad and omelet, all food product will be provided at practice. Also required: all hair contained in a hat, minimal makeup, no fragrance (good or bad), no fingernail polish or fake fingernails, no jewelery.